Narrative:

On feb/thu/06; 2 mechanics and myself were sent to ZZZZ1 to perform field work on an aircraft. When we arrived; the part was not available. At this time maintenance control ordered us to install the parts that were removed by the previous crew and to perform an engine run-up for troubleshooting purposes. We did so; and the problem persisted. We contacted maintenance control and gave a verbal turnover of the aircraft status. At this time maintenance control told us to return to ZZZZ and that the part that was needed to correct the problem was going to be sent with a maintenance crew that were going to replace us. Since the problem was not corrected by the work that we performed; we did not write a turnover plus we did inform maintenance control. I would like to add that safety wire was used instead of a cotter pin; because we did not have any at the moment and no documentation of this was written; because the pvm was going to be replaced.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ATR72 AT A NON MAINT STATION WITH A FAILED PROP CTL UNIT. TECHNICIANS WERE REQUESTED TO REINSTALL REMOVED UNSERVICEABLE UNIT AND TEST RUN. UNIT WAS FOUND UNSERVICEABLE ON RUN. TECHNICIANS MADE NO WRITE-UPS ON ACTION TAKEN OR CREW TURNOVER WRITE-UPS.

Narrative: ON FEB/THU/06; 2 MECHS AND MYSELF WERE SENT TO ZZZZ1 TO PERFORM FIELD WORK ON AN ACFT. WHEN WE ARRIVED; THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. AT THIS TIME MAINT CTL ORDERED US TO INSTALL THE PARTS THAT WERE REMOVED BY THE PREVIOUS CREW AND TO PERFORM AN ENG RUN-UP FOR TROUBLESHOOTING PURPOSES. WE DID SO; AND THE PROB PERSISTED. WE CONTACTED MAINT CTL AND GAVE A VERBAL TURNOVER OF THE ACFT STATUS. AT THIS TIME MAINT CTL TOLD US TO RETURN TO ZZZZ AND THAT THE PART THAT WAS NEEDED TO CORRECT THE PROB WAS GOING TO BE SENT WITH A MAINT CREW THAT WERE GOING TO REPLACE US. SINCE THE PROB WAS NOT CORRECTED BY THE WORK THAT WE PERFORMED; WE DID NOT WRITE A TURNOVER PLUS WE DID INFORM MAINT CTL. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT SAFETY WIRE WAS USED INSTEAD OF A COTTER PIN; BECAUSE WE DID NOT HAVE ANY AT THE MOMENT AND NO DOCUMENTATION OF THIS WAS WRITTEN; BECAUSE THE PVM WAS GOING TO BE REPLACED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.